On June 24, 2024, a house fire on Freedom Court in Phenix City, Alabama killed a young mother and left her infant son, Josiah Reed, missing. Josiah was just under seven months old when he vanished; he was described as having blue eyes and light brown or strawberry blonde hair.

Investigators searched the charred single-story home and the mother’s vehicle and found no evidence of a car seat or its metal components. That absence led investigators to conclude Josiah may have been removed from the residence before the fire, rather than perishing in it. Beyond that detail, the timeline of events leading up to the blaze and the child’s disappearance is the central focus of the inquiry.

If anyone saw Josiah around June 24, 2024, or has information about who may have taken him, please share what is known with investigators.